I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

Looking at Xu Xingyu, who had a slight apologetic expression on her face, Ma Xiaotao looked puzzled and asked her what was going on.

Xu Xingyu originally wanted to say that she was fine, but Ma Xiaotao was the kind of person who would pester her once she set her mind on something.

Finally, under Ma Xiaotao's persistent questioning, Xu Xingyu had no choice but to reveal how Jiang Nannan controlled her physique.

After hearing the whole story, Ma Xiaotao adopted this attitude. After all, it was indeed a good story of a hero saving a beauty, but she felt a little guilty towards herself.

Ma Xiaotao can only say that Xu Xingyu is a very caring yet kind and adorable junior.

In response, Ma Xiaotao replied, "This has nothing to do with you! It's purely a coincidence. Besides, if I hadn't insisted that Nan Nan help me suppress my evil fire, I wouldn't have ended up like this. I can only say that I brought this upon myself."

However, what Ma Xiaotao didn't know was that what he felt apologetic about wasn't actually the problem with Ma Xiaotao, since he understood the principles involved.

The person he felt apologetic to was Jiang Nannan!

You should know that the process of suppressing the evil fire described in the original text is something that even Xu Sanshi was unwilling to do!

Even if Huo Yuhao used extreme ice to suppress it in the original story, it was still an extremely painful form of body tempering.

Only someone like Xu Xingyu, whose physical attributes are similar to those of a Soul Emperor, can be considered insignificant.

While Xu Sanshi's suffering mainly stemmed from the fact that he was only of the water element, not the ice element, the process of suppressing the evil fire was even more painful.

But Jiang Nannan is in the same situation!

She is just naturally inclined to Yin in her constitution. Although she can use the power of ice, it is only a matter of time before something bad happens if she tries to suppress the violent evil fire like Ma Xiaotao for a long time!

It should be noted that the evil energy contained in the evil fire is itself a kind of slow poison for someone like Jiang Nannan who has the Taiyin Jade Body constitution.

If Jiang Nannan's evil fire is suppressed for Ma Xiaotao for a long time, who knows what might happen to her in the long run!

Although he felt somewhat sorry for Ma Xiaotao, Xu Xingyu only wanted to say that he was truly grateful for the birth of that Yin Fire, otherwise he didn't know if he would ever have been able to see Jiang Nannan again.

However, we still need to take some time to have Jiang Nannan checked out later, only in this way can we ensure that there are no hidden dangers in her body.

Seeing that Xu Xingyu had calmed down, Ma Xiaotao assumed he was still blaming himself for the incident with the Yin Fire, so she patted him on the shoulder and said, "Alright, alright, don't dwell on these little things from the past."

"It's already dark, and there shouldn't be any more boats going to the outer courtyard, so I'll take you back there!"

After saying that, Ma Xiaotao hugged Xu Xingyu tightly before she could say anything, then released her Phoenix Martial Soul and began to fly towards the outer courtyard.

Xu Xingyu, who was being held in Ma Xiaotao's arms, wanted to object, but he was rendered speechless by the sight of the sinner beside him.

Fortunately, holding one's breath briefly is not a big deal for a Soul Master, and Ma Xiaotao quickly let Xu Xingyu take a breath of fresh air after sensing the unusual movement from Xu Xingyu.

While Xu Xingyu was still panting heavily, Ma Xiaotao inadvertently recalled what had happened in bed earlier. Generally speaking, it's impossible for a boy to remain calm when faced with such a sensual situation.

A few exceptions include, but are not limited to, those with sexual dysfunction, those who are not interested in women, and those who already have someone else in their hearts, etc.

However, in Ma Xiaotao's opinion, Xu Xingyu was not among those exceptions. After all, she had heard from Jiang Nannan that there were more than one or two girls who were related to him.

So why was Xu Xingyu able to make such a nonchalant expression and treat it as if it were a normal occurrence?

If Xu Xingyu could hear Ma Xiaotao's inner thoughts, he would simply retort, "That's just because she's gotten used to it."

After being trained (forced) by Gu Yuena multiple times, he has become accustomed to sleeping in the same bed with a woman. As long as he doesn't do certain things, his willpower is quite strong.

Moreover, it doesn't completely take this matter in stride!

Just then, Ma Xiaotao suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Xingyu, you mentioned before that someone from my family asked you to help me out a little?"

Ma Xiaotao was very surprised when Xu Xingyu mentioned this matter before, because she knew that her relationship with her family was not so friendly now.

Joining Shrek Academy, which the family vehemently opposed, despite their opposition, was considered the greatest act of betrayal by the old folks in the clan.

Furthermore, the fact that she had been avoiding the arranged marriage partner left to live a carefree life shows just how unreliable Ma Xiaotao's relationship with her family was.

You could even say she's been completely kicked out of the house!

Of course, there are people in her family with whom she has no close relationship, but that would only be her biological parents and younger brother.

However, their relationship began to crack after his younger brother awakened the Nine Heavens Phoenix Martial Soul and was chosen as the next clan leader.

Therefore, she was very curious about who was speaking up for her in the family. It couldn't possibly be her younger brother, could it?

However, contrary to expectations, Xu Xingyu said softly, "It was Ma Zhengtian who asked me to help you."

This answer nearly caused Ma Xiaotao to fall into the lake with Xu Xingyu.

But there's nothing we can do about it! After all, their relationship is really complicated!

Although Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix is ​​a defective product compared to the Nine Heavens Phoenix, she still possesses a pure Phoenix bloodline martial soul.

Therefore, if Ma Xiaotao had been willing to do it from the beginning, she could have built her own power within the family, thereby controlling her own destiny and preventing herself from becoming a tool for arranged marriages.

However, due to her personality, Ma Xiaotao didn't consider such complicated matters, so she directly chose to leave the Min Clan and go to Shrek Academy.

This also became the beginning of their disagreement.

Because of his years of education and the choices made by the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy against the Min Clan, Ma Zhengtian also inherited his family's hatred for forces related to the Sea God Tang San.

Therefore, in his view, his sister's choice was a disgrace to the family, and if the other party wanted to control his destiny, it was not a big deal!

Once he becomes the clan leader, he can refuse any offer to marry off his sister, preventing her from entrusting her life to a complete stranger.

However, directly joining a force with which your family has a deep-seated hatred is blatant betrayal!

The reason Ma Xiaotao was able to retain her ancestral home was because the elders made concessions based on the fact that she was Ma Zhengtian's sister; otherwise, Ma Xiaotao would have received news of being expelled from the family long ago.

Of course, another reason is that Shrek Academy is just an academy. You may not like the school, but you can't deny that the best Soul Masters at present come from Shrek.

As for Ma Xiaotao, it's quite simple. She just thinks that her family's hatred of Shrek Academy is an unreasonable matter. Putting aside how much time has passed, wasn't her ancestor from Shrek Academy?

Isn't this behavior of the family blatantly betraying their master and ancestors?

Because of their conflicting views on this issue, their disagreements gradually increased until they stopped speaking to each other altogether.

The last time he spoke was on the day Ma Zhengtian led his family to seek refuge with Qiling Tower.